UMC (2303) closed @ 53.00 + 0.50 vol 40,175,153
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TAIWAN WEIGHTED closed @ 5610.40 +27.73 (+0.50%)
Day's Range :5498.56 - 5646.86
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Taiwan Mosel Denies Hyundai Plant Acquisition Report
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Mosel Vitelic Inc. (Q.MVT) Tuesday denied a local media report that said the chipmaker was in talks with Korea's Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. (Q.HEL) to acquire one of the latter's chip plants.
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Taiwan Hot Stock: DRAM Makers Higher After Micron Gain
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Shares of Taiwan's major dynamic random access memory chip makers were up early Tuesday after world bellwether DRAM company Micron Technology Inc. (MU) bucked the U.S. market's losing trend and ended 0.02% higher Monday, said analysts.
Rising DRAM prices also encourage buying in these stocks, said analysts.
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Taiwan Shrs End Mixed; Index Up On Suspected Govt Buying
TAIPEI (Dow Jones)--Taiwan shares ended mixed Tuesday, with the main index higher on rising dynamic random access memory chip prices and suspected government buying, said analysts.
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TSMC to Delay 12-Inch Wafer Plant If Demand Stays Low
Taipei, March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract chipmaker for companies such as Motorola Inc. and Broadcom Corp., may defer installing equipment in a factory to make 12-inch silicon wafers if demand stays at the current level.
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Chartered to Raise $4 Billion Over Next Two Years
Singapore, March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., which is building a $3.5 billion Singapore chip plant, said in a U.S. exchange filing the company and shareholders are looking to raise $4 billion over two years. |
